The 2006 Life Sciences Venture Summit

More than 25 leading VCs will speak at the Summit. These top-tier venture investors will discuss: VC investment trends, strategies for investing in early stage ventures, strategies for finding and accessing capital, what they look for in early stage companies, the kinds of companies they find most attractive, and the do's and don'ts in structuring deals.

Dr. Reinhard Ambros

Executive Director, Novartis Venture Fund

David Azad

Principal, Galen Partners

Dr. Kevin J. Bitterman

Principal, Polaris Venture Partners

Bruce Booth

Principal, Atlas Ventures

Mary Campbell

General Partner, EDF Ventures

Suzette Dutch

Managing Partner, Triathlon Medical Ventures

Bill Fair

Managing Director, Healthcare & Biosciences, NYC Economic Development Corporation

Antonette Favuzza

Senior Member, Emerging Business Group, Geller & Company

Standish Fleming

Managing Director, Forward Ventures

Carl S. Goldfischer, MD

Managing Director, Bay City Capital LLC

Kent Gossett

Principal, SR One

Maria G. Gotsch

Co-CEO and Co-President, New York City Investment Fund

Jim Gunton

General Partner, NJTC Venture Fund

David F. Hendren

Managing Director, Catalyst Health & Technology Partners

Ron Hunt

Managing Director, New Leaf Venture Partners

Lori Hoberman

Principal, Fish & Richardson

Arthur J. Klausner

Partner, Pappas Ventures

Stephen Knight, MD

Managing Partner, Fidelity Biosciences

Richard S. Kollender

Partner, Quaker Bioventures

Merrill M. Kraines

Partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.

Noah Kroloff

Principal, NGN Capital

Ronald W. Lennox

Partner, CHL Medical Partners

Todd A. Lorenz

Partner, Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Michael Lytton

General Partner, Oxford Bioscience Partners

David Mack

Director, Alta Partners

Thomas E. Needham, Jr.

Principal, Advent International Corp.

Andrew J. Schwab

Founder and Managing Partner, 5AM Ventures

Sunny Sharma, M.D.

Venture Partner, Investor Growth Capital

Jim Sherblom

Managing General Partner, Seaflower Ventures

Geoffrey Smith

Managing Director, Ascent Biomedical Ventures

Lee R Wrubel

General Partner, Foundation Medical Partners